. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. TliOCIllLID.'E — THE llLMMlNli-BUiUS. •iG7 HeliopsBdica xantusi, :. XANTTJS'S HTrKMING-BIBD. Amazilia xantusi, LAWltUMi;, Ann. N. Y. Lyo. VII, Aiuil, IStiO, ino. HcJiopmlica xanlim, G(), Mon. Troth. II, jil. — In. Introil. Tvoili. Ul. — ', 111. Birds N. Am. Xl, plate. — Cool'Eli, Oiii. I'al. I, 1870, 3(i5. IlcUopm/icri ciislinicnciuiln, Lawuenll, Aim. N. Y. Lye. IStiO, 145 (lenmlc). — Klliot, , Birds X. Am. I, xxii. Sp. Char. Afale. Above iiiotallic green
. A history of North American birds [microform] : land birds. Birds; Ornithology; Oiseaux; Ornithologie. TliOCIllLID.'E — THE llLMMlNli-BUiUS. •iG7 HeliopsBdica xantusi, :. XANTTJS'S HTrKMING-BIBD. Amazilia xantusi, LAWltUMi;, Ann. N. Y. Lyo. VII, Aiuil, IStiO, ino. HcJiopmlica xanlim, G(), Mon. Troth. II, jil. — In. Introil. Tvoili. Ul. — ', 111. Birds N. Am. Xl, plate. — Cool'Eli, Oiii. I'al. I, 1870, 3(i5. IlcUopm/icri ciislinicnciuiln, Lawuenll, Aim. N. Y. Lye. IStiO, 145 (lenmlc). — Klliot, , Birds X. Am. I, xxii. Sp. Char. Afale. Above iiiotallic green ; the forehead, checks, and ehin velvety l)la(k (the former with a deep bine srioss). A distinet white 8tiipe from bill, throuirli and behind the eye. Throat and Ibrepart of breast In-illiant inetallio green ; rest of under parts ; all the tail-feathers purplish-rnfous, — the central with green above, near the edges, tlu; olhei's obscurely edged with blackish along ends. 15111 red at base, black nt end. Length, 'lO ; wing, ; tail, ; exposed portion of bill above, .05. Female. Forehead and all under parts light cinnamon beneath, without any green, or any specks on throat; white cheek-stripe appreciable, but tinged with Tail as in male, but the central feathers entirely green above, the other, except the outer, with a dusky or [)urplisli spot on each web near the end. Whole upper mandible apparently dusky ; liase of lower, red. Had. Cape St. Lucas. This well-marked and species we owe to Mr. Xaiitus, toj^ether with many other oi' tlie west coast. It is sutticieutly (listinc;t to require no comparison other than that given under tlie general lictid ; it can Vie sep- arated from H. mc/anotis in all stages of plumage liy tlie riiiniis tail. Specimens A'ary .sometimes in the intensity of tht! rufous shade, and, as stated, it is probable that tlie forehead, instead of being black, in lull
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